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PATENTA OFFICE.

ALBERT P. LARSSON, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere-Patent No.faeopva, Ydated. December 11, 1883.

. Application nledauly'eaissa.' (Medel.)

' erence being had to the accompanying draw-' ings, and to the letters of reference markedv thereon, makinga part of this specification, in Which- Figure I is a perspective view, Fig. 2 a plan, Fig. 3 a rear elevation, and Figs. 4 and 5 cross-sections, of my device.

g is the cross-piece, to which the singletree .is generally attached. K is the single-tree.

m m are the shafts. o is the clamp. a a, c, C O are the traces. P P and s s are rollers. e e are levers. F is a spring. a n are iron rods.

rIhe nature of my invention consists in a detachable single-tree, with straps attachedfin such a manner as totransfer the strain of draft from the traces to straps attached to the bit when the horse attempts to run away, and to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, the following descriptionV of its construction and operation is submit! ted.

Instead of the ordinary mode of connecting the single-tree Kwith the cross-piece g, I em-v ploy for that purpose a metallic clamp or open band, o, which is fastened to cross lpiece g, the open ends extending sufliciently far forward to admit vthe single-tree K. The clamp o is provided with two levers, e e-one above and one beneath-the forward ends of which are so constructed as to take the place and serve -the purpose of the bolt ordinarily employed to hold the single-tree in place. The levers e e are kept in position to hold the single-,tree by a spring, F. Strap c` is attached, to fl and extends from the upper lever e Athrougha ring or roller in the end of the lower lever e,

and thence to a position accessible by the driver. Straps d d are attached to the singletree K, and pass over rollers P P and under cross-piece g to strap c, to which they are fastened. Straps a a are attached tocross-piece gVpassing over rollers s s to the bit in the Generally and in ordinary use the single-tree K is held in place by levers e e; but in case the horse attempts to run away I employ strap c to open levers e e, and allow the single-tree to slide forward on iron rods n n, and when the horse pulls forward on traces b b the strain is transferredto straps a a, which throws the "weight'usually drawn by the traces upon the -metallic clamp or open band, with levers so constructed as to allow the detachment of singlo-trees,1 substantially as described, and iron rods, upon which the single-tree rests while so detached, and the manner of operating the same with straps, springs, and rollers, as herein set forth, for the purpose of preventing or restraining horses from run-ning away, as herein described, using for that purpose the aforesaid contrivance and materials, or any other substantially the same and which will produce the intended effect.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signture, at Omaha, `Nebraska, this 24th day of 85 July, 1883.

y ALBERT P. LARSSON. l In presence of- A MosEs 1?.'0BRIEN, ED FITCH. 

